"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." – Reinhold Niebuhr
Thinking
"Singing"
"Chanting"
"Speaking"
Action
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Tink! Tink! Tink!
In the gloomness of the nightly air.
Tink! Tink! Tink!
Over and over, the continuous sound echoing out into the nothingness.
Tink! Tink! Tink!
It hits the cemented ground over and over again.
Tink! Tink! Tink!
"Dammit!" she slammed her fist down, the slapping sound breaking the silence of the still night. "That sound is pissing me off, someone stop it before I lose my sanity!" Miyo roared angrily.
"Sin Taker, please calm yourself tis nothing but the dripping of water," said one of the woken prisoners. A few others woke from their peaceful sleep as she continued her yelling. "Hell it is, now shut it up!" Miyoko screamed again. This time she whipped her chains against the barred door, which woke everyone who wasn't already awake.
"Please Ms. Sin Taker the sounds here are not in our control. Calm yourself child."
"How the hell am I supposed to 'calm myself' when that sound is driving me to the brink of madness!?"
With a yawn and the shaking of heads the prisoners blinked their weary eyes. "Please Songstress, try to calm Sin Taker." Kagome nodded sleepily and stretched out her arms with a soft moan. Nori hissed from the sudden movement and loss of body heat as she lifted her head to see why her master was moving. Kagome smiled weakly and patted her head, receiving a purr in reply.
"Come on now Miyo, do you have to wake everyone else up every time you wake up? I don't think I've gotten a wink of sleep tonight. You're wasting your energy and pestering the others," Kagome said softly, though Miyoko heard her clearly. She through her hands in the air, the chains slinging against the wall again, making the prisoners in Home of Hell wince from the sound.
"I just don't see how you all can sleep so soundly in the Hell hole!" she shouted. "Miyo!" this time Kagome shouted as well, but regretted it as soon as the word left her mouth. "What bitch!?" Miyo shouted back.
"So much cursing. . . . .is it all really necessary?" the others whispered among each other. Kagome laughed weakly. "Please forgive Miyoko for her rudeness, it is her first night here and is not used to the sounds and feel of her cell. I'm sure this phase will pass. She's just letting off her stream," Kagome said apologetically. The others nodded in agreement and soon disappeared from their doors, in an attempt to go back to sleep.
"What are you spouting wench? Letting off stream? Who do you think you are!" Kagome shrugged her shoulders and sighed, crawling back to the far corner in her cubical, where she normally slept. "Answer me stupid girl!" "Miyo I'm going to sleep now, please if you're going to continue your fit, could you do it a little more quietly?"
With that said the prison home went into silence once again.
Tink! Tink! Tink!
"Dammit!"
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"Master don't you think that's rather cruel?"
Kumi and Haru walked down the dreary halls, by the cells that were vacant. Cob webs and sheets of dust were scattered throughout the empty hallway. No sound was heard except the occasional dripping of water or the ragged breathing that was becoming louder with every step they took.
Haru chuckled softly and looked down at the red robed, black haired hanyou. "So naïve," he sighed. "It's a cruel world Kumi, 'kill or be killed'. I'd just rather be the one doing the killing than getting killed myself. You agree?" "Of course Master, you are never wrong." With that she bowed her head and continued to walk behind the tall, midnight black and crimson red robed youkai.
They stopped again, where they had only a few short months ago. The same being was inside, but this time with a more pathetic appearance. He had grown skinner as each week had passed, his breathing more heavy. His senses had been dulled, for it was only until the two stopped in front of his door that one of his white ears twitched on the top of his silvery hair. He looked up at them, his eyes red colored and empty. He snarled, but did not pull at his chains, even he knew it was no use.
"We will wait until the bond between Miyoko and Kagome has grown strong before my plan starts to take place. Our incident last night has proven that she has one ally, one person she can trust. It is only a matter of time before she will reveal that to any one."
Kumi's golden eyes stared up at Haru before she spoke, when she did her voice was soft and unsure. "Master what if the plan does not pull through? What if the bond between the Sin Taker and Songstress becomes to strong and they revolt against you?"
Haru growled loudly and glared at Kumi, a second before the slapping sound filled the crisp air. Kumi lost her balance and ell to the cold, hard ground with a 'thud'. Haru glared at her for a long moment. "You dare to question my strength. It will be the first and it will be the last." All said, he turned and walked away. Leaving behind a stunned hanyou.
Master he. . . . .struck me?
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Kagome's heavy eye lids slowly opened as the morning sun rays struck against her face from her barred window. A soft groan escaped her lips and she leaned over, cracking her stiff back. Nori yawn and arched her back, flexing out her black claws in the process. A small giggle can from Kagome at the sight of it.
Early March was arriving, though it still remained cold. The start of early spring brought promises of lots of rain. It had been one week since Miyoko's arrival, though she had still yet to participate in the everyday conversation that the others had. The only thing that had changed was her mid night fits and banging on her door.
Kagome almost jumped from the startlement of seeing the figure looming over her outside her door. "G'morning kumi," Kagome said cheerily. Kumi bowed deeply in response. "A good morning to you as well my Songstress. I am sorry to say, but today there will be a disturbance in your schedule."
Kumi brought up the skeleton key that unlocked the doors and opened Kagome's steel bared door, which swung back, hitting the wall with a bang. "But Haru is not planning another war, is he?" Of Kagome's knowledge Haru's troops had already defeated the others within hundreds of miles. Unless there was another invasion happening. . . . .
"No, have no worry. Master just wishes for a different living location for you and the Sin Taker." Kumi walked away from Kagome's door and opened Miyo's. Suddenly Kagome felt a heavy weight on her wrists and ankles. She looked down to see her shackles bound around them once again. Kagome sighed and walked behind the hanyou, her chains dragging on the flooring, Nori following behind her.
Miyo was still sleeping when her door opened and nearly jumped from the sound. Her eyes shot open, only to be narrowed at the sight of Kumi. "It is time to go Sin Taker," Kumi said in her unemotional tone. Miyo continued to glare at the short, black haired girl, but stood up and walked over to Kagome in her swift movement that she always had.
They walked silently for a while, turning into other hallways here and there. The prison was endless, or so it seemed. They had long passed the area where the people were being held, now there was only emptiness. It unnerved Kagome, but not as much as why Miyoko was gradually falling behind.
Kagome continued to walk forward not wanting to look to see what was bothering Miyoko. Everything seemed to bother her and Kagome did not wish for Kumi to wonder why both girls were slipping away. Kagome had faith that Miyo would catch up as soon as she found her feet.
They continued their trek through the palace underground when a buzzing sound filled Kagome's ears. It sounded like low sound, like an irritating fly in her ear. She brushed it off, assuming that it was yet another odd sound in Home of Hell.
Kagome was drawn out of her thoughts when Kumi coughed softly. Although it was just a cough, it still concerned Kagome. She had never heard Kumi cough before. In fact, she had never coughed, sneezed, hiccupped, or even had an itch before. Her face was always pale, her skin looked cold, but proved to be warm. She was an odd girl, Kagome guessed it must have something to do with her demon half.
Then again, Inuyasha had been different as well. He would transform when his life was endangered, but Kagome did not want to think about that now. She had never seen Kumi transform before. She had seen her eyes glow, her feet hover off the ground, but never transform. Maybe it depended on the demon father. Or in her case was it mother?
Kagome was yanked out of her thoughts when Kumi coughed again, this time only slightly louder. "Are you well?" Kagome dared to ask. She saw the hanyou nod her head. "Have no need to worry about my health Songstress. But I am thankful for your concern."
The buzzing sound continued to get louder and Kumi's coughs did as well. After some time Kagome's ears could almost make out words. In fact it wasn't buzzing anymore, it was like rythmatic words.
Kumi coughed even louder this time, and dropped down to her knees, clutching her chest. "Kumi!" Kagome yelled and rushed to her side. Her eyes were shut as tight as they would, her brow quivering, sweat drops appearing on her forehead.
Kagome looked back to see Miyoko glowing a soft white, white wings hovering away from her back. Though she did care at the time, kagome noticed that her wings were not nearly the size of her own. Miyo's eyes were glazed over, unblinking and staring at Kumi. Her lips were mouthing and she was saying something that Kagome could almost not here. It wasn't until then did Kagome realize that the buzzing sound had been Miyoko.
Kagome ran over to Miyo and wrapped her arms around her. "Miyo stop! Kumi is not our enemy! Stop this foolishness!" she pleaded, but it was no use.
"Beast of impurity, I shall take out you're your wrong doings," Miyo chanted, the words getting louder and louder.
"You shall no longer hold these sins in which you have the burden of carrying. Let me take them from me so that you may be untainted once more." Her glazed eyes were slowly turned golden, resembling the hanyou's.
"Stop it Miyo!" Kagome yelled and shook the girl, but to no use.
"Give up your sinful soul to be blessed with one of rightness," Miyoko chanted on. Kumi let out a soft scream and tears flowed from her eyes.
She's taking away Kumi's sins. But that could kill her! That could kill anyone! Ever human, and demon none the less, holds sins. It is human nature, taking that away could push someone off the brink of sanity!
"Miyo, you've got to stop! You don't know what you're doing, killing Kumi will only add to our problems. This is not how to solve them!" Kagome pleaded, but nothing was working. Slowly Miyo's hair was turning Kumi's black color, slowly losing its cocoa color.
Suddenly a gust of wind swept through the hallway and, in a blink of an eye, Kagome was thrown back against the wall. She opened her eyes to see another pair of white wings and an even brighter glow.
"No problems will be solved like this," said a high pitched feminine voice, though the figure that had just appeared did not move her lips, the words flowed from no where. Kagome gasped in a horrified shock as, slowly, the girl touched her lips to Miyoko's in an intimate, passionate, kiss.
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